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Hi High Contrast and thank you for the kind words of encouragement and advice! Doesn't the User:FlickreviewR bot nowadays pretty much take care of making sure the highest reso is available? It's somewhat tedious to do manually, especially on a relatively slow uplink connection. I'll certainly take Flinfo for a spin, looks interesting. Palosirkka (talk) 11:06, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

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Hello Palosirkka, I see you improve lots of SVGs with this. But please be careful, do you now that Scour is a little bit imperfekt and buggy? The development and support is seams simply inactive too, but you can also ask User:DieBuche for aid. If you find some exsamplse for this bug that would be helpful. Regards -- πϵρήλιο℗ 13:31, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Hi Perhelion! Yes, I realize nothing's perfect but I've had great success with Scour. I've only noticed a few images changing visually. Thanks for the heads up! Palosirkka (talk) 13:40, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

It is not really legal to change copyrighted and trademarked images and upload them, nor is it pretty polite since the images either have to be hand-checked for any malicious content or plainly reverted. Would be wise to restrict your work on free images. Thanks. --grin✎ 13:52, 13 September 2012 (UTC)

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Hi, you have uploaded derivative logos of the Wikimedia logos and ask for replacement. As most are copyrighted and trademarked by the Wikimedia Foundation I doubt it's possible we fullfil your requests. Moreover I'm thinking to nominate thoses files for deletion because it's clearly misleading (and probably do not repsect the (c) and (tm) of the Wikimedia Foundation). Best regards --PierreSelim (talk) 07:49, 27 September 2012 (UTC)

Hi! I don't understand what is misleading and think trademarks have nothing to do with this. Copyright infringement this clearly is but I don't think Wikimedia would sue me considering I'm only trying to help. And nobody else can. Palosirkka (talk) 12:47, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

Hello! You started to upload several "scrubbed" SVGs that I have on my watch list, especially location maps. I just compared the new version of File:Czech Republic location map.svg with the one before. Your "scrubbing" ist not only deleting code that is not necessary for the appearance of the map, it cuts the way how the vectors are described, for example: 697.32642, 297.62214 becomes 697.33, 297.62. Of course the file gets smaller but please have in mind that these maps sometimes get scaled to produce new maps and then all these numbers behind the point get important. Deleting these numbers make the maps worse and only save very few disk space. I suggest you stop scrubbing location maps and revert your uploads. Regards, NNW (talk) 12:07, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

Hi, per this discussion I've rejected your various outstanding edit requests relating to replacing SVGs with scrubbed versions. If you want to pursue this again, I think a central discussion proposing the changes (eg at COM:VP) is a better way to handle it than lots of edit requests. Rd232 (talk) 14:10, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

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Hi Palosirkka, thanks for pointing to potential copyvios. However, instead of simply writing "probably" it would be better to describe why you think a file might be a copyvio or to provide a URL. Thanks. --Túrelio (talk) 13:00, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Hello! Yeah, I can see why that would be useful. I'll try to be more verbose in the future. I've been trying to look for a is-this-a-copyvio-template but haven't found one. I guess there might not be one as copyvio is a serious allegation and doesn't go well with uncertainly or something. Palosirkka (talk) 15:40, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

You tagged a screen shot of matlab output that I uploaded as a copyright violation. I counted over 1000 uploads to wikimedia commons that were described as screen shots. Are they all copyright violations? --1sfoerster (talk) 17:18, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

Hello. I got messages today about some files suggested for deletion and it seems like the files are already deleted. The files were transfered from sv.wikibooks where it stated that they had appropriate licences. There are probably more files that I have transfered where the licences might be questionable. Please let me know if you find more and I'll restore them on sv.wb where we are currently discussing about a fair use policy. - Averater (talk) 11:20, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

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Hi! I'm not familiar with the procedure but it should be documented here Commons:OTRS. Since you knew where to send the email you probably know more about it than I do. We get a fair number of copyvios and try to filter those out. I guess if you should upload another image which would likely get tagged as copyvio without extra measures, it would make sense to add a Template:OTRS pending. Take care. Palosirkka (talk) 19:46, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

Hello there! Looks like there is a licensing issue with that image. You originally uploaded it claiming it's an image made by you, which apparently isn't the case but instead you got it from that Chinese web site? I think it's a borderline case whether it is simple enough to not get copyright, I'm not an expert. We would not have to decide that in case somebody has explicitly stated that it's released under a license accepted on Commons, is there a free license? A larger version is here [1]. Please sign your messages in the future with ~~~~, thank you. Palosirkka (talk) 08:44, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

Hi. So you know, the same image in jpg is not considered an exact duplicate if the file in png file format, well not in terms of enabling an admin to speedily delete either, see Commons:deletion policy. If you wish to progress a deletion, then it needs to go through a normal deletion process. — billinghurstsDrewth 13:02, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

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By the way, if you would like to help with a backlog of known duplicates that need checking this way, it would be great if you could spend some time looking at the analysis I ran at User:Faebot/SandboxL. This includes links to handy searches for the VIRINs which may speed up the decision making process of which to keep. Thanks --Fæ (talk) 12:07, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Hello. Regarding 1. I only added the delete template by hand (I don't do JavaScript) and don't really know how to do a proper deletion request, seems like a huge hassle. I hope and believe that my deletion actions are still rather useful than negative. 2. I'll try to remember to do that. And I might take a look at that list of yours if I have time in the future. Thanks for the comments. Palosirkka (talk) 14:31, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Hi, you should be able to see a link in the left hand Toolbox to Nominate for deletion. You then just have to fill in the nomination text and the tool takes care of the rest. You can find an explanation at Help:Nominate for deletion. --Fæ (talk) 15:05, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the suggestion but that would require allowing JavaScript. Palosirkka (talk) 15:08, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

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I am a french teacher that organizes the work for this student team (gnux), they have to write and present an excel lesson on wikiversity to other students tomorrow (November 28th). It's very difficult to write a lesson without images of type screen shots. When i have given them the job, I was not aware of the "software screen shot interdictions" on Wikicommons, so the mistake is coming from me, it will never happen again later. We have already found another solution for new images (external links), which can be efficient. But for the old images and links written on their lessons in last 14 days, can you, please, delay the suppression of images to friday, November 29th, just the necessary delay to be quiet during their presentation ?

Thanks a lot.

See you soon.

Mamagalubru

Hi there! I'm afraid I cannot help you as the images are already deleted and I'm not an admin and cannot undelete the images. Besides that, the images were infringing copyright and thus the policy of Commons so I'm not sure anybody would undelete them. I won't however tag any more images until friday. I guess your students learned a valuable lesson about copyright in this process. I would also like to take this chance to point you to a free office program you could make screenshots of and post those on Commons, LibreOffice. Palosirkka (talk) 20:05, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

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I don't understand you. Maps are created by myself using, as usual here, openstreetmap, that's released with proper licence: what is the problem? In it.wiki we all use do it....--Ale Sasso (talk) 23:10, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

Please, I see that u are proposed for deleting all my maps... why? What is the correct tag that I have to use in your opinion? --Ale Sasso (talk) 23:15, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

Ok. I tried to correct and now I hope the string is correct. Isn't it? I'm not sure to have fixed all files: please, can you check? Thanks.--Ale Sasso (talk) 23:40, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

Ok... I found your history-log and consequently fixed all maps. Please, next time propose to delete pictures after a discussion and not before ;) Thanks and good night (here is 01.05...)--Ale Sasso (talk) 00:02, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

Ooook. Now also the file you're shown me is fixed. Your statement is correct (imho)... Anyway, I copied another credits formula which is surely correct (yesss, more than a simple "own") and yet used in Commons. Please, remember: we are use to mark for deletion a file (and, even more so, several files) only before a proper discussion with the author, according with netiquette and wikimedia politeness. Last night I had quickly to change all tags, without any help, going to bed very late and bothering a 6-mounths babe. Note that is not useful for me understand you also 'couse I'm italian/genoese speacking... Next time be a little more enduring, please. ;) Thank you and greetings!--Ale Sasso (talk) 11:07, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

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You should use the script VisualFileChange for creating mass deletions, or tagging multiple files. It is much faster, and you are sure that the procedure is properly done. Thanks for your help, Yann (talk) 21:05, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

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Oh, sorry, but you don't have informations about language on your Main Page... Then in english, yesterday, was my upload File:ITunes_12_Screen.png tagged as an image, which can violate the rules... It's a ScreenShot of freeware application by Apple inc., so I thought, that shouldn't be a problem with uploading this file. On the Czech Forum of Wikipedia Commons told me that this is a problem, so I started to deal with the problem differently. Apple inc. has a PR page on which you can find the official photos. https://www.apple.com/pr/products/itunes/itunes.html Just help me, which license should I use for these images? Thank you, and sorry for my english, --MMMHHH (talk) 07:30, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

No worries. I guess the Czech forum already told you this but by default the copyright law says you can't do anything with the file. Freeware is just gratis but gives you no other permission than to use the said software, no screenshots for example. So unless the copyright holder explicitly gives you permission, a license, to do so. So you'll have to find a license somewhere and if you find one that is compatible with Commons, then you can upload it. Refer to COM:L. I think your English is pretty good btw. Palosirkka (talk) 09:33, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

Visit the deletion requests subpage and place the following code: {{subst:delete2|image=File:Cinevid-logo.png|reason=we have a very similar file at File:Cinevid-main.png}} ~~~~

Go to the deletion requests log and place the following code at the bottom: {{subst:delete3|pg=File:Cinevid-logo.png}}

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as describted when you click on the Click here for further instruction "button".

Iin the last days I completed a lot of your incomplete deletion requests.

The easiest way to ensure you don't forget a step is to enable the "quick delete" gadget within your preferences. Then all steps (except 4.) will be done automaticly when you click on "nominate for deletion" on the sitebar.

Hello and thanks for completing the many DRs in the past. I don't use JavaScript so doing all those steps manually is a huge hassle. Thanks for the clear and comprehensive instructions as well. Take care! Palosirkka (talk) 05:23, 5 November 2014 (UTC)

Hi, I just see you created other incomplete deletion requests. I think I will not complete them anymore like in the past, but will undo your edits when I will check the incomplete deletion requests next time. Again please: When you are raising a deletion request try to do that completely. Thx. --JuTa 21:02, 5 November 2014 (UTC)

User:JuTa... I think you undo action was borderline vandalism. Think of the best of the project please. It's OK if you don't complete my DRs. But don't undo them either. Again I tell you, I will not use JavaScript. You just undoed 32 DRs, if you want to see how much work it would be to do the complete 4 step process every time, go fill those requests manually for the 32 files, that is what you're requiring of me. Palosirkka (talk) 05:13, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

No one is forcing you to use JavaScript. However, you shouldn't just leave a mess for other people to clean up. You have two options: 1) Use JavaScript to complete DRs or 2) Fill out all the paperwork properly by hand. Killiondude (talk) 05:37, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

I my opinion the real mess are the crappy images that should be deleted and now won't be. But since 3 (one more here) admins have said I'm wrong here, expect no more deletion requests from me. Palosirkka (talk) 13:40, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

If you'd like to send me the file names of pages you think are dubious, I'd be happy to take a look and see what can be done about them. Just leave a message on my talk page. I have several folks who can't use the various helpers who suggest "bad ones" to me and I take care of the rest. I'm sorry you don't use the Javascript helpers, they really are super useful! Cheers!! Ellin Beltz (talk) 18:47, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

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Why did you ask for my file to be deleted? It was simply a screenshot. Other screenshots I've seen do not get removed. I do not see how I infringed copyright. --Emil Sayahi (talk) 16:36, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

Hi Palosirkka, please respect that Commons has a project scope and that contributed images must be realistically useful for an educational purpose. For this reason please give usefulcategories and useful descriptions to your images. So that every other user can find your images through their categories and can understand what you want to teach with the images through their descriptions. To meet the project scope please keep everything as educational as possible. Keep in mind that most people in the world do not know what is visible in your images and therefore urgently require understandable descriptions and categories made by you! Think twice before you upload images taken by other people whether or not you are able to provide useful descriptions and categories. Particularly note that images of unidentified objects at unidentified locations like File:Where's All The Gold?.jpg are not anyhow educational and therefore do NOT comply with the project scope! -- Ies (talk) 06:07, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

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